When Harlem Nearly Killed King (16 page)

4.
Competition for power between Harriman and De Sapio during Democratic gubernatorial primary in New York:
Rockefeller; The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller
, by Cary Reich, (Doubleday, 1996) pp. 727–769.

5.
Harriman,s campaign literature in Negro communities featuring Daisy Bates: Harriman campaign pamphlet entitled ,, Leaving Prejudice Behind,” located in Averell Harriman Collection, manuscript division at Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

6.
“Republican officials have been counseling Negroes to be patient …”:
ibid
., p. 12.

7.
King appearing on
The Today Show:
Branch,
Parting the Waters, op. cit
. p. 243.

8.
Harriman and Rockefeller’s third appearance in Harlem that week: From campaign press releases located in Averell Harriman Collection, manuscript division at Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

1.
Autographed copies of “Stride” sent to Eisenhower, Nixon, etc.: Branch,
Parting the Waters, op. cit
. p. 243.

2.
King told he would have to be prepared to make physical sacrifices:
ibid
., p. 237.

3.
King receiving correspondence about interest of journalists and writers from Japan and Sweden in meeting with him: in letters addressed to King from Henry Moon, director of Public Relations for the NAACP, dated January 28 and June 3, 1958, contained in NAACP Collection, manuscript division at Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

4.
Suggested new Jim Crow targets in Montgomery: Branch,
Parting the Waters, op. cit
. p. 237.

5.
Alleged Abernathy infidelity incident and arrest of King:
ibid
. pp. 237–242.

6.
Wilkins, telegram to President Eisenhower about King arrest, and reply of Eisenhower’s office through aide: Western Union telegram to Eisenhower from Wilkins, dated September 4, 1958; letter to Roy Wilkins from Rocco C. Siciliano, Special Assistant to President Eisenhower, dated September 6, 1958, both contained in NAACP Collection, manuscript division at Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

7.
Reply of Harriman to King arrest in Abernathy controversy: “Excerpts from Remarks by Governor Harriman at a Rally Sponsored by the Youth March on Integrated Schools,” September 19, 1958, located in Averell Harriman Collection, manuscript division at Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

1.
Rift between NAACP and King’s SCLC: Branch,
Parting the Waters, op. cit
. pp. 186–187, 228;
Montgomery Advertiser
, November 28, 1957;
Amsterdam News
, June 1, 1957;
Tampa Daily Times
, January 8, 1958.

2.
Thurgood Marshall as FBI informant:
The Washington Post
, December 3, 1996.

3.
All information on Arthur Spingarn: Interview with Arthur Spingarn, contained in Oral History Collection at Columbia University, New York, NY.

4.
Eisenhower’s reply to Spingarn regarding civil rights favor: Interview with Arthur Spingarn, contained in Oral History Collection at Columbia University, New York, NY.

1.
All information on background of Lewis Michaeux:
The Crisis Magazine
, October 1981;
The Western Sunrise
, (undated);
Third World
(a publication of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), a series of interviews with Michaeux in five parts, conducted in 1972;
Amsterdam News
, September 4, 1976.

2.
Micheaux picketing King at political rally:
The Daily News
, September 21, 1958;
The New York Herald Tribune
, September 21, 1958;
Amsterdam News
, September 27, 1958.

1.
Background of Izola Curry:
The Daily News
, September 21, 1958;
The New York Herald Tribune
, September 21, 1958;
Amsterdam News
, September 27, 1958.

1.
New York Herald Tribune
book review on “Stride Toward Freedom” and articles about civil rights:
The New York Herald Tribune
, September 17, 1958.

2.
King’s Harlem appearances prior to political rally:
Amsterdam News
, September 20, 1958.

3.
All details of political rally and speeches:
The New York Herald Tribune
, September 20, 1958, September 21, 1958;
Amsterdam News
, September 27, 1958.

1.
Details surrounding King’s stabbing and being taken to Harlem Hospital:
The Daily News
, September 21, 1958;
The New York Herald Tribune
, September 21, 1958;
The Amsterdam News
, September 27, 1958.

1.
Charles Felton’s background and whereabouts on day King came to Harlem Hospital: interview with Dr. Charles Felton, New York City, September 21, 2000.

2.
Statistics on Harlem Hospital in the 1950s:
Amsterdam News
, July 16, 1955.

3.
Founding of Harlem Hospital:
Surgeons to the Poor
, by Aubré Maynard, (Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1978) p. 16.

4.
Integration of medical staff:
ibid
. pp. 20–21.

5.
Most departments run by Caucasians: interview with Dr. Charles Felton, September 21, 2000.

6.
Large number of foreign trainees: interview with Dr. Charles Felton, September 21, 2000; Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit.
, p. 195.

7.
Harriman’s whereabouts at time of stabbing:
The New York Times
, September 21, 1958;
The New York Herald Tribune
, September 21, 1958.

8.
Rockefeller’s whereabouts after rally and on day of the stabbing:
The New York Herald Tribune
, September 20, 1958, September 21, 1958.

9.
Maynard at movie theater when King brought in: Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., p. 184.

1.
Mount Sinai surgeons coming to Harlem Hospital to learn from trauma cases:
ibid
., p. 105.

2.
Hospitals for Negro physicans to admit patients; interview with Dr. Charles Felton, New York City, September 21, 2000; interview with Dr. John Parker, Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 2000; interview with Dr. Muriel Petioni, New York City, September 6, 2000; Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., p. 134.

3.
Typical day of Negro physician: interview with Dr. Muriel Petioni, New York City, September 6, 2000; interview with Dr. Gene Ann Polk, Englewood, New Jersey, September 12, 2000.

4.
Felton’s memories of proper protocol around Maynard: interview with Dr. Charles Felton, New York City, September 21, 2000.

5.
Maynard’s early background: Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., pp. 26–39.

6.
Naclerio preparing for wedding: interview with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000;
New York Post
, January 20, 1997.

7.
Cordice’s whereabouts on day of stabbing: interview with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000.

8.
Waiting room filling up with surgeons from other hospitals: interview with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000; Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., p. 185.

9.
Initial operating room procedure on King: interview with Dr. John Parker, Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 2000; interview with Dr. Van Bochstaele, New York, City, November 10, 2000.

1.
All of Cordice’s background: interviews with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000, February 6, 2001.

2.
John Parker’s Martha’s Vineyard encounter with Maynard: interview with Dr. John Parker, Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 2000.

3.
Background of Dr. Louis T. Wright:
Journal of the National Medical Association
, March 1953;
Contemporary Black Biography, vol
. 4, edited by Barbara C. Bigelow, (Gale Research, Inc., 1993) p. 283; Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit.
, p. 96.

4.
Maynard’s two-year houseship and obtaining junior staff position after training: Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., pp. 53–54.

5.
Wright scoring higher than all but one other:
Journal of the National Medical Association
, March 1953.

6.
Wright deciding who could join staff at Harlem Hospital: interview with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000; interview with Dr. John
Parker, Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 2000; Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., p. 53.

7.
The 1932 controversy at Harlem Hospital:
Amsterdam News
, various issues, November 1932 to April 1933; Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit.
, pp. 97–98.

8.
Cordice’s efforts to become a surgical resident at Harlem Hospital: interview with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000.

9.
Wright allegedly recommending Maynard as his successor if he should die suddenly and Maynard appointed over objections of Harlem Hospital board: Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., pp. 162–165.

10.
Cordice research paper controversy: interview with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000.

11.
Naclerio background;
New York Post
, January 20, 1997; Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., pp. 142–143.

12.
Dr. Helen Mayer background: Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit.
, pp. 140–141.

13.
Maynard’s inability to inprovise in the operating room, etc.: interviews with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000, February 6, 2001; interview with Dr. Van Bochstaele, New York City, November 10, 2000.

14.
Attending Surgeons not wanting to scrub with Chief Resident John Parker: interview with Dr. John Parker, Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 2000.

15.
Further training for Cordice in thoracic surgery: interview with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000; Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., p. 158.

16.
Cordice’s problems with Maynard: interviews with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000, February 6, 2001.

1.
Southern racists sending Curry money:
Amsterdam News
, October 4, 1958.

2.
Curry’s fate after the stabbing:
The Daily News
, September 21, 1958;
The New York Herald Tribune
, September 21, 1958;
Amsterdam News
, September 27, 1958; October 11, 1958.

3.
Maynard leaving the theater and heading to Manhattan General then Harlem Hospital to treat King: Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., pp. 184–185.

4.
Description of what Maynard found upon arriving at Harlem Hospital, including Governor’s annoyance:
ibid.
, pp. 185–187;
The New York Times
, January 14, 1996.

5.
Precise description of what happened in the operating room: interviews with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000, February 6, 2001; letter from Dr. Cordice to
The New York Times
, dated January 31, 1996.

6.
Maynard’s version of what happened:
The Daily News
, September 21, 1958;
Amsterdam News
, September 27, 1958; Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., pp. 188–190.

7.
Counter arguments to Maynard’s version of the operation: interview with Dr. John Cordice, New York City, November 14, 2000; February 6, 2001; letter from Dr. Cordice to The New York Times, January 31, 1996.

8.
The “Cluster of Pemrose drains” and Dr. Wylie allegedly being impressed with it: Maynard,
Surgeons to the Poor, op. cit
., pp. 189–191.

9.
King’s discharge on 14
^th
postoperative day:
ibid
. p. 191.

1.
King’s family at the hospital:
Amsterdam News
, September 27, 1958, October 4, 1958.

2.
Harriman returning to hospital:
ibid.
, October 4, 1958.

3.
Curry’s fate after the stabbing:
The Daily News
, September 21, 1958;
The New York Herald Tribune
, September 21, 1958;
Amsterdam News
, September 27, 1958, October 4, 1958, October 11, 1958.

4.
Wilkins, reaction to the stabbing:
The New York Times
, September 21, 1958; letter to King dated September 25, 1958, contained in NAACP Collection, manuscript division at Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

5.
King’s press conference during convelescence:
Amsterdam News
, October 4, 1958.

6.
King’s release from hospital:
Amsterdam News
, October 11, 1958.

7.
Truman’s press release denying support of Rockefeller: located in Averell Harriman Collection, manuscript division at Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

8.
Adam Clayton Powell’s behavior during gubernatorial election, Rockefeller gala, and Negro vote during election:
Rockefeller; The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller
, by Cary Reich, (Doubleday, 1996), pp. 755–757.